Flying solo again this visit so views were limited to terminal area,car park and while on (penultimate) Clement Ader (330/340) AIRBUS VISIT tour.
The usual disclaimers apply:Brackets indicate assumed reg. from previous intelligence. No brackets = positive sighting. All times are French local.
All frames parked-up all day,unless noted.
Toulouse:Blagnac –Wednesday 28/05/2008 (11:20 –23:30L)
AIRBUS PLANT
A300
238 300B4-203 F-WUAB Parked main apron in prototype colours.655/1 300-608ST F-GSTA
751/2 300-608ST F-GSTB
751/2 300-608ST F-GSTB
765/3 300-608ST F-GSTC
776/4 300-608ST F-GSTD Not seen.
796/5 300-608ST F-GSTF All white.
796/5 300-608ST F-GSTF All white.
A320 family
0001 320-231 F-WWBA House. Not seen.
3461 320-214 (F-WWBK) East Star,full colours. Parked main 320 apron,opposite A300 hall. Temporary storage?
3485 320-214 (F-WWIG) Juneyao,full colours. Parked main 320 apron,opposite A300 hall. Temporary storage?
3499 320-232 F-WWIN British Airways,full colours. Ziegler DC,terminal side. Taxied out to BIKINI at 16:50. Performed engine runs until 17:55 followed by taxi back to original position at DC.
3501 320-214 F-WWBQ Aer Lingus,full colours. Ziegler DC,terminal side. Taxied out to BIKINI at 19:00. Performed engine runs until 20:20 followed by taxi back to original position at DC.
3502 320-216 (F-WWBR) Air One,full colours. Rolled out of hangar at 18:25 and positioned on main 320 apron.
3506 320-214 F-WWBT East Star,full colours. Arrived back from XFW at 16:00 and parked on main 320 apron.
3508 320-214 F-WWBU Interjet,full colours. Arrived (from XFW?) at 19:24 and parked main 320 apron.
3519 320-232 F-WWDR Air Astana,full colours. Parked main 320 apron. Towed out to BIKINI at 17:15. Performed engine runs until 19:10 followed by taxi back to original position on 320 apron.
3521 320-216 F-WWDS Air Asia,full (new) colours. Parked main 320 apron. Performed first flight, landing back at 17:20 and back to original position on main 320 apron.
3524 320-232 F-WWDT Kingfisher,basic (no titles or tail logo) colours. At Station Carburant.
3528 320-214 (F-WW??) Shenzhen Airlines,full colours. At Station Carburant.
3538 320-233 (F-WW??) Primer with TACA International tail. At Station Carburant.
3541 320-232 (F-WW??) IndiGo,tail only seen in partially open hangar.
3545 320-214 (F-WW??) Aeroflot,tail only seen rolling out of hangar and out of sight at 18:15.
Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:
1. 320-2xx All primer,rolled out of hangar at 18:15 and parked on main 320 apron.
1. 320-2xx All primer,rolled out of hangar at 18:15 and parked on main 320 apron.
Bits and pieces:
35xx 320-2xx Rear section seen in Plat-forme Logistique storage shed. Possibly 3559.
35xx 320-2xx Rear section seen in Plat-forme Logistique storage shed. Possibly 3559.
35xx 320-2xx Rear section seen in Plat-forme Logistique storage shed. Possibly 3562.
3563 320-216 Rear section,seen in Beluga unpack hangar. Believed destined for Air One.
3565 320-214 Rear section,seen in Beluga unpack hangar. Believed destined for TAM Brasil.
A330/340
0001 340-311 F-WWAI House. Parked at l’aubrevouir,terminal-side. Static all day.
0360 340-642 F-WWCA House. Parked at l’aubrevouir,terminal-side. Departed at 16:36,landing back at 17:01.
0360 340-642 F-WWCA House. Parked at l’aubrevouir,terminal-side. Departed at 16:36,landing back at 17:01.
0848 340-642 D-AIHU Lufthansa,full colours. Towed out of DC hangar late morning,positioning to Ziegler DC,terminal side.
0874 330-223 F-WWKA/VT-VJK Kingfisher Airlines,full colours. Rear of DC.
0886 340-542 F-WWTG/VT-VJA Kingfisher Airlines,full colours. Mid-field apron,facing toward Blagnac terminal. Engines taped up.
0894 340-542 F-WWTH Kingfisher Airlines,full colours. Mid-field apron,facing away from Blagnac terminal. Engine covers on.
0902 340-542 F-WWTJ Kingfisher Airlines,full colours,no tail logo. Pushed-back at 17:10,taxi and engine runs (on taxiway,not in BIKINI) before performing RTO at 17:33. Then back to l’aubrevouir.
0921 340-313E F-WWJK Finnair,full colours. Ziegler DC,terminal side,towed into DC hangar at 17:30.
0923 330-202 F-WWYZ Jet Airways,full colours. Arrived? at 16:45 and positioned to Ziegler DC,terminal side.
0925 330-203 F-WWKB Low-visibility grey scheme. Parked mid-field.
0926 330-243 F-WWKD MEA –Middle East Airlines,full (new) colours. Corner of l’aubrevouir. Departed at 14:48,landing back at 16:35. Back to l’aubrevouir. Departed again at 17:14,landing back at 18:30 and to original position.
0927 330-223 F-WWKE Primer with solid red,Kingfisher,tail. Landed at 14:51 after test flight and parked at rear of l’aubrevouir.
0928 330-343E F-WWKJ China Eastern,full colours. L’aubrevouir,terminal-side. Taxied out at 15:55,departing 16:05. Landed back at 17:02 and to original position.
0929 340-642X (no reg visible) Primer with Etihad tail. Seen in production hall,in Poste 35B.
0930 330-243 F-WWKS Air China,full (standard) colours. L’aubrevouir,terminal-side.
0934 330-202 F-WWKZ TAP –Air Portugal,full colours. L’aubrevouir,terminal-side.
0940 330-202 F-WWKL Qantas,full colours. Rear of l’aubrevouir. Taxied out at 17:30,departing 17:40. Landed back at 18:44 and back to original position.
0943 330-223 F-WWYM Primer with Air Comet tail,complete except for engines. Parked outside C. Ader production hall.
0945 330-202 F-WWYV Primer with Qantas tail. On production line,position ‘B’.
0946 330-223 F-WWYX Primer with solid red,Kingfisher,tail. On production line,position ‘A’.
0947 330-202 (no reg visible,due to gantries) Primer with (full) Jet Airways tail. On production line,position ‘D’.
0948 330-243 F-WWKN Primer with (new) Avianca tail. Parked outside C. Ader production hall,very unfinished with radome,belly fairing and winglets missing. Believed to have just rolled out of Poste 36/37 and be destined for production line position ‘C’for completion.
0950 330-202 (no reg applied) Primer,Air Europa customer stickers. 3 main sections –still separate –had just been positioned in Poste 36/37. Gantries and robots being manoeuvred back into position around the airframe. Fascinating stuff.
0951 330-203 EC-333 Low visibility grey scheme. Parked rear of DC.
Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:
1. 330-202 Jet Airways,full colours. Parked at l’aubrevouir,plant-side. Believed to be 0932 F-WWKV.
2. 340-542 Kingfisher,full colours. Parked at l’aubrevouir,plant-side. Either 0910 or 0912.
Bits and pieces:
0949 330-223 Front fuselage section seen in partially open storage hangar. Primer tail seen on trolley in main hall in front of Poste 35B. For TAM Brasil.
0952 330-343E Wingbox seen in production hall,by Poste 40 (wing mating jig) plus primer tail on trolley in main hall in front of Poste 36/37. For Air Asia X.
0953 340-642 Front fuselage section seen in partially open storage hangar,alongside 0949 front section. Thai Airways customer sticker. Unmated wingbox also seen in main hall by Poste 40.
0954 330-343E Rear fuselage section seen in partially open storage hangar. For China Southern.
0955 340-313E Primer tail on trolley in main hall. Believed to be destined for private Russian customer.
09xx 3xx-xxx Wingbox in mating jig with wingset in position alongside,but not yet in joining position.
09xx 3xx-xxx Rear fuselage section seen alongside same of 0954. Presumably 0949 or 0953.
A packed l’aubrevouir
H. ZIEGLER delivery centre
001 380-841 F-WWOW Airbus House colours. Not seen.
002 380-841 F-WXXL Airbus House colours. Open storage.
004 380-841 F-WWDD All white. Not seen.
007 380-841 F-WWJB Airbus House colours. Not seen,believed hangared undergoing re-work to production standard.
009 380-861 F-WWEA Airbus House colours. Not seen.
015 380-841 F-WWSL Yellow (storage) primer with all-white tail. Parked on production flightline.
016 380-861 F-WWSM Yellow (storage) primer with Emirates tail. Made first flight,departing sometime before 11:20,landing back at 15:20 and parked on production flightline.
015 380-841 F-WWSL Yellow (storage) primer with all-white tail. Parked on production flightline.
016 380-861 F-WWSM Yellow (storage) primer with Emirates tail. Made first flight,departing sometime before 11:20,landing back at 15:20 and parked on production flightline.
ATR Plant
098 72-212A F-WWEY House,not seen.
098 72-212A F-WWEY House,not seen.
Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:
1. 380-8×1 F-WWSx Primer with all white tail seen in closing DC hangar. Qantas?
A380
770 72-212A F-WWEI Islas Airways,full colours. Parked on (old) DC stands,terminal-side. Noted taxiing back to its stand at 17:10.
783 72-212A OH-ATI Finncomm,full colours. Parked on (old) DC stands,terminal-side.
788 72-212A F-WWEG Kingfisher Airlines,full colours. Parked on (old) DC stands,terminal-side.
793 72-212A F-WWEN Jet Airways,full colours. Seen taxiing back to (old) DC stands,plant-side at 12:05 after flight or engine runs?
794 72-212A F-WWEU Seven Air,full colours. Parked on (old) DC stands,plant-side. Noted strobing at 15:00 from tour bus. Noted landing back late afternoon and re-positioned to rear stands.
Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:
1. 72-212A Kingfisher Airlines,full colours. Parked outside (facing) production hall. Believed to be 785/ F-WWED
1. 72-212A Kingfisher Airlines,full colours. Parked outside (facing) production hall. Believed to be 785/ F-WWED
2. 72-212A Kingfisher Airlines,full colours. Parked outside (facing) production hall. Believed to be 786/ F-WWEE
3. 72-212A All white. Parked on apron outside main production hall. Possibly 773/ F-WWEL
4. 72-212A All white. Parked on apron outside main production hall. Possibly 795/ F-WWEx
5. 72-212A Binter Canarias colours,at front of open production hall. Couldn’t see whether it had a tail. Possibly 796/ F-WWEx
6. 72-212A Mostly white colours,with red markings? on tail. At front of open production hall.
7. 42-500 AZAL Azerbaijan,full colours, in open production hall. Believed to be 689/ F-WWLK
8. ATRx2 Primer with all white tail,seen at back of open production hall.
9. ATRx2 Primer with all white tail,seen at back of open production hall.
Latecoere
296 42-300 D4-CBQ Halcyon Air (full colours) by front gate area.
397 42-320 F-WQNA (all white) by front gate area.
Additional frames which could not be read off due to position were:
1. ??? 72-2xx all white –on main storage ramp
1. ??? 72-2xx all white –on main storage ramp
2. ??? 42-xxx all white - main storage ramp
3. ??? 42-xxx all white - main storage ramp
4. 066 42-300 Atlantique Air Assistance,full colours departed at 14:50. F-WQND still or delivery reg?
Selected Visitors
CN-ROF 321 BMM
CS-TPK ER4 PGA
D-ALIA E70 RUS
D-AOLG 100 OLT
D-AOLH 100 OLT
D-AOLT S20 OLT
D-AWUE 142 WDL
EC-HEJ AT7 ANE
EC-JYA CR9 ANE
F-AZTE/F-BBBE C-47A Air France - Air France Industries apron
F-GIXE 733 FPO
F-GIXH 733 FPO
F-GIXJ 733 FPO –ex Latecoere
F-GLGG 320 Ural Airlines (full colours) in part-open Air France Industries hangar.
F-GLNH Be9 TJT
F-GMZA 321 AFR
F-GPYC AT5 RLA/Airbus Shuttle
F-GRPY AT7 CCM
F-GRYL Be9 TJT
F-GRZE CR7 BZH
F-GTAP 321 AFR
F-GTAQ 321 AFR
F-GUGE 318 AFR
F-GUGO 318 AFR
F-GUGQ 318 AFR
F-GVZL AT7 RLA
F-ORUN 772 REU
G-CELO 733 EXS
G-EJAR 319 EZY
G-EZAD 319 EZY
G-EZBT 319 EZY
G-EZBX 319 EZY
G-EZBY 319 EZY
G-EZEZ 319 EZY
G-EZIT 319 EZY
OE-LNS 73H LDA
OO-TNJ 733 TAY
OY-SRK 762 SRR
SX-BGS 734 AEE
SX-BGS 734 AEE
D-ILAM CJ-2
PR/533 (F-ZJPR) Robin HR.100/250TR CEV
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